Security has been deployed in Sambhal, UP after the stone pelting incident on November 24 regarding the Shahi Jama Masjid survey. A delegation of Samajwadi Party (SP) may arrive today. However, they are not being allowed to leave. Police have stopped Mata Prasad Pandey outside his residence in Lucknow. He said that DM Sambhal had also called me and told that the ban on entry of outsiders has been extended till December 10. So I will now go to the party office and discuss the issue before deciding on my next course of action.
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After being stopped by the police at Delhi-Ghaziabad border, Samajwadi Party MP Harendra Singh Malik said that they have stopped us and are saying that the officers will talk to us. As per protocol, a Member of Parliament should be considered above the Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India. Unfortunately, we have been blocked from interacting with ACP. We are waiting for the ACP to arrive.
Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi said that it is very unfortunate that the police has stopped us. UP Police should have been patient when the survey (on Shahi Jama Masjid) was being conducted. Now when we are going (to Sambhal) to appeal for peace and inquire about the well being of the people, they are stopping us.
Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rehman Burke said that unfortunately, the police stopped us. I condemn it. Who will raise the voice of the public? If the police and administration are standing against the people then it is the responsibility of the opposition to help them. He said that we want to report the incident (Sambhal) to SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. But, the government is doing all this to hide the misdeeds of the police. Burke further said that they (UP Police) forcibly stopped us and are not letting us go. The public is facing a lot of inconvenience.
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He said that we will raise this issue in Parliament as to how they are insulting the Constitution…Now we are going back to Delhi and we will raise this issue strongly in Parliament. Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai said that wherever oppression and injustice is happening, everyone should stand against it. The Congress delegation will come to Sambhal on December 2 and apprise the national leadership of the Congress about the deliberate incident by the police and the state government.
